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Channi urges PM to give Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin of Covid-19 victims
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of COVID-19, saying mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient. Channi wrote to Prime Minister Modi, saying his government is ready to contribute 25 per cent of the ex gratia amlount. Wrote a letter to PM@narendramodi ji & urged him to implement his previous order of disbursing ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of Covid-19. I feel, mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient, Channi tweeted Wednesday evening, tagging his letter to Modi. In his tweet, Channi mentioned that my government is ready to contribute 25 per cent share under this scheme. We demand that the central government implement its earlier order notified on date 14th March, 2020, (33-4/2020-NDM-1) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, where the government committed to disburse ex gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh per deceased, Channi said in his ...
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Covid-19 pandemic: Punjab logs 42 fresh cases, 1 death in a day
Punjab reported 42 fresh cases of COVID-19 in a day which pushed the infection tally in the state to 6,03,043, according to a medical bulletin on Tuesday.
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Amarinder Singh's replacement was a botched operation: Manish Tewari
'Singh's new party definitely has the potential of causing harm to the INC. I would still advocate reconciliation', said Tewari
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Eyeing polls, Punjab to regularise services of 36,000 employees
This decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Charanjit Channi
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'All is well': Sidhu, Channi put up united face in Punjab Cong meeting
The meeting was held on a day former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh resigned from the Congress and announced the name of his own political party.
Punjab to scrap 40K pending cases of VAT against traders, industrialists
The state has also allowed faceless assessment of GST and VAT, doing away with the need for traders and industrialists to be physically present with tax officers
Amarinder announces his party will contest all 117 Punjab assembly seats
Addressing media here, Captain claimed several Congress workers are going to join his new party.
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AAP accuses Congress govt of using farmers as vote bank in Punjab
"The Congress government has never fulfilled its promises made to the farmers and used them only as a vote bank," said Kultar Singh Sandhwan,
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'Last chance for redemption': Sidhu writes to Sonia amid Punjab crisis
Sidhu's letter to Sonia Gandhi reminded her of the party's 18-point agenda 'given to the last chief minister' of Punjab and said that those were 'equally relevant today'
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Won't join BJP, but no intention to continue in Congress either: Amarinder
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear that he was not joining BJP but said he had no intention of continuing in the Congress, which he said was going downhill with senior leaders
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Punjab to waive pending bills of those with power connection of up to 2 kW
The move is expected to place a financial burden of Rs 1,200 crore on the state exchequer
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Punjab CM Channi invites Sidhu for talks to sort out differences
'Whoever is party president is head of the family. I had called him (Sidhu) and told him that the party is supreme,' Channi told media
7 new faces likely in Punjab cabinet, 5 from Amarinder govt may be skipped
Charanjit Singh Channi said the oath-taking ceremony for the new ministers will take place at 4:30 pm on Sunday
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Channi holds talks with Cong leaders in Delhi on cabinet formation
Punjab's new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi held talks with Congress leaders in the national capital on Tuesday about cabinet formation
This Punjab government is of Aam Aadmi, says new CM Charanjit Channi
Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, the first Dalit who is at the helm in Punjab now, on Monday said his government is of Aam Aadmi (the common man)
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Free water, smaller power bills: Channi takes charge in poll-bound Punjab
Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday took charge as Punjab's first Dalit chief minister, promising free water supply to smaller homes, a reduction in power tariff and a transparent government
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Congress made Channi Punjab CM for few months to grab Dalit votes: BJP
The BJP alleged on Monday that the Congress has made Charanjit Singh Channi Punjab chief minister for a few months merely to grab Dalit votes as part of its conspiracy
Charanjit Singh Channi: Third-time MLA to play the Dalit card in Punjab
Over the next six months, Channi has to prove not just that he has the support of Punjab's scheduled castes but also of the state's caste aristocracy
Cong picks Channi as Punjab CM, first Dalit to get the top spot in state
Channi, 49, becomes chief minister with less than six month to go before the assembly polls in Punjab
Governance in Punjab biggest casualty in Congress's 'Game of Thrones': AAP
Governance in Punjab has been the biggest casualty in the Congress party's 'Game of Thrones', the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Saturday